Figure toy.



J. HURSO'N.

FIGURE TOY.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 25, 1911.

1,019,157. v Patented Mar. 5, 1912.

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JAMES HURSON, OF BIGBEND, SOUTH DAKOTA.

FIGURE TOY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 5, 1912.

Application filed September 25, 1911. Serial No. 651,013.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES HURsoN, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Bigbend, in the county ofPennington and State of South Dakota, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Figure Toys, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in figure toys and particularlyto that class known as gymnasts or acrobats.

The invention has for its object to construct a toy of this type whereinthe figure thereof will execute and assume many ludicrous positions.

Other objects of the invention will become apparent as it is more fullyset forth.

In the accompanying drawings; Figure 1 is a perspective view of thedevice; Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view on line 2-2 of Fig. 1, andFig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the horizontal supporting rod.

Referring to the drawing the numeral 1 designates a pair of spaced andnormally vertical bars, said bars being held in their spaced relation bya horizontally arranged bar 2, the same being secured between the bars 1by passing screws 8 therethrough and into the opposite ends of thehorizontal bar, whereby the bars 1 when pressed together at their lowerends will spread the upper ends to actuate the figure 4.

The figure4 consists of a trunk 5, the lower extremity of which isprovided with a pair of spaced slots 6. Passing through suitableopenings in the lower extremity of the trunk 5 is a pin 7 to which ispivotally connected the upper ends of the links 8. The links 8 areprovided with eyes 9 at their upper ends and by which the same arepivotally connected to the pin 7 The lower ends of the links 8 are alsoformed with eyes 10. The leg members 11 are each provided with a slot 12in which the eyes 10 of the links 8 are positioned. Pins 13 are passedthrough the legs 11 to engage through the eyes 10 of the links 8,whereby the leg members 11 are pivot-ally connected to said links. Theshoulder portion of the trunk 5 is provided with a transverseperforation 14. The arms 15 of the figure are formed from a singlelength of wire, the same being bent into U- shaped form, the bightportion of which is loosely pivoted in the perforation 14. The outerends of the arms 15 are welded or otherwise suitably securedintermediate the ends of the horizontal rod 16, the opposite ends ofwhich are looped to form a pair of oppositely disposed eyes 17 Passingthrough the eyes 17 are cords 18 said cords being crossed, and aresecured to the upper ends of the bars 1, so that by press ing upon thelower ends of the bars 1 the upper ends thereof are spread apart, whichcauses the cords to straighten out, which action necessarily changes theposition of the figure 4, so that ludicrous antics will be performedthereby.

By the peculiar manner of hingedly connecting the arm and leg members tothe trunk of the figure 4, a garment, grotesque in character may beapplied to the figure, and by the peculiarly arranged joints of thefigure 4, it will not during its antics twist the garment at thearmpits, whereby said garment will fit the figure loosely and at nopoint bind, which would necessarily retard the movement of the figure. v

Having thus described the invention, I claim 1. A toy of the classdescribed, comprising a pair of uprights, said uprights being spaced bya horizontally arranged bar, in combination with a jointed figureadapted for operation by said bars, the arms of said figure beingrigidly connected to a horizontal rod, the opposite ends of which areformed to produce a pair of oppositely disposed eyes, cords passedthrough said eyes and secured to the upper end of the bars, whereby whenthe lower ends of the said bars are pressed together the upper ends ofsaid bars will be spread apart to untwist said cords, whereby the figureis operated.

2. In a toy of the class described, the combination with a pair ofparallel spaced bars, of a figure consisting of a trunk having slotsformed in the lower extremity thereof, a pair of leg members also havingslots formed therein, links having their upper and lower ends pivotallyconnected in the respective slots, a perforation formed in the shoulderportion of the trunk, a single length of wire passed through saidperforations and constituting arms for the figure, said arms beingrigidly connected to a horizontal rod, the opposite ends of which are s0bent as .to form a pair of oppositely dis- In testimony whereof Ihereu'nto afii-X my posed eyes, cords secured to the upper endslgnat-ure 1n the presence of two wltnesses. of: each vertlcal bar, saldcords be1ng twisted and passed through'sztid eyes, wvhere- JAMESI-IURSON. 5 by When the lower ends of the vertical .bars Witnesses:

are pressed together the upper ends thereof JOHN RosKos,

are spread apart to eoperatethe figure. V A. EMERIOK.

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